How To Install simutrans-pak64 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install simutrans-pak64 on Debian 11. simutrans-pak64 is transportation simulator (data files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simutrans-pak64 on Debian 11.

What is simutrans-pak64

simutrans-pak64 is:

Simutrans is a free transportation simulator: The player operates a transportation company and has to transport goods and passengers between factories and different cities.

This package contains the PAK64 data set.

There are three methods to install simutrans-pak64 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install simutrans-pak64 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install simutrans-pak64 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install simutrans-pak64

Install simutrans-pak64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install simutrans-pak64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install simutrans-pak64

Install simutrans-pak64 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install simutrans-pak64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simutrans-pak64

How To Uninstall simutrans-pak64 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the simutrans-pak64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove simutrans-pak64

Uninstall simutrans-pak64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall simutrans-pak64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simutrans-pak64

Remove simutrans-pak64 Configurations and Data

To remove simutrans-pak64 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge simutrans-pak64

Remove simutrans-pak64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove simutrans-pak64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simutrans-pak64

Dependencies

simutrans-pak64 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install simutrans-pak64 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.